Sweet Days...and SWEET nights!

Wow!  I am SO happy to say that I now know what it's like to tuck both of my babies into their own beds, go to my own bedroom, and sleep for an entire eight hours! YES! Elise slept in her own bed last night for the first time...and stayed there ALL night. She woke up around 5 am this morning and couldn't wait one minute longer to eat, but I can certainly handle that!  She took her 4 oz bottle and then went back to sleep until 8 am!

My little princess, tucked in her own bed, which was given to her along with the rest of her nursery furniture by her Grammie & Paw.

To me, Elise truly looked like a little princess when I laid her down in her bed. I felt like I wanted to sit down in the rocker and watch over her all night, but I didn't.  I left my both my kiddos in their beds upstairs and went down to our room, where I immediately set our video monitor to scan both nurseries. I LOVE my video monitoring system which has a camera in each room but just one monitor next to my bed.

Elise's Nursery

Ethan has been sleeping all night in his own bed since he was about 3 months old, which is what  prompted me to give Elise a try in her nursery last night.  It really couldn't have been easier.  I just fed her, changed her, swaddled her, and tucked her in...and that was it!  Of course, I examined the video monitor and "zoomed in" to check her breathing several times throughout the night....but I didn't have to actually get up out of the bed until morning!  OH, and to put a cherry on top...her bed sheets remained spotless all night long!  That's right....no spit ups!!  I had resigned myself to the fact that her beautiful bedding would be stained orange, but that didn't happen!  Well, it didn't happen yet anyway.  I suppose I now need to "knock on wood."

And back to Ethan for a minute...I must say we are so lucky that Ethan has such good sleeping habits...and "wake up" habits too for that matter. We just put him in bed at night, and knowing that it's time for bed, he goes to sleep without much fuss at all. And every morning, he usually just sits up in his crib, talking to himself until we go in to get him. As soon as we enter his room, he stands up, gives us a big smile, and reminds us that it's a brand new day!!!  SO SWEET!!

Ethan's face says it all:  "Good Morning Mom!!  It's a brand new day!!"

So, we're having sweet days and sweet nights right now here in "Liverland." And I couldn't be more thankful for that!  Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE my little family??